Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It brings innovation and inspiration to every athlete in the world.
Who You’ll Work With
You will work and report to the Senior Creative Director of Nike North America Brand Creative Studio, collaborating with creative teammates from the experience, narrative, and retail teams to answer seasonal briefs from brand marketing categories including Lifestyle, Global Football, Basketball, and Running.
Who We Are Looking For
The Director, Art Direction for North America Brand Creative leads multidisciplinary teams across multiple projects, partnering with senior leadership and creative teams to deliver innovative, well-crafted work. You will champion design excellence across mediums and coach emerging designers.
- 10+ years of experience in product, brand, or marketing within a major brand or agency.
- Bachelor’s degree in design or a related field, or a suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
- Deep passion and knowledge of North American sport, athletes, and the cultural landscape.
- Ability to evolve and elevate North America and Los Angeles-focused art direction.
- Lead, inspire, and coach young designers.
- Build visual worlds and deliver art direction for campaigns rooted in sport, athlete-entertainer storytelling, and product innovation.
- Oversee creative work from concept through final execution.
- Present creative concepts with strong storytelling, clarity, and stage presence.
- Maintain high standards of quality, consistency, and innovation.
- Proficiency in design, typography, image-making, and retouching using Adobe Creative Suite and tools such as Figma; 3D or motion knowledge is a plus.
- Cultivate relationships with external creative partners.
- Stay current with trends across sport, fashion, subculture, music, design, retail, film, technology, AI, and social media.
What You Will Work On
- Lead art direction for Nike North America and shape the region’s visual identity.
- Guide design teams across visual systems, campaigns, photography, film, digital, and experiential work.
- Develop and deliver visual direction systems for North America and Los Angeles.
- Deliver concepts, visual centers, project guidelines, photography, film content, digital design, social assets, and consumer experiences.
- Build relationships with agencies, photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, typographers, designers, 3D artists, and writers.
- Define and elevate art direction for North America video and photography.
- Collaborate with Brand Voice, Photography, Styling, Marketing, Digital, Retail, Product Design, and Concepts teams.
- Ensure projects are creatively exceptional and delivered on time.
- Support talent development through coaching, feedback, and performance management.
Benefits and Inclusion
The annual base salary ranges from $160,300 in the lowest geographic market to $338,200 in the highest geographic market. Actual salary varies by location, qualifications, skills, and experience. Nike offers a total rewards package, a casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and professional development opportunities.
NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and offers accommodations throughout the interview process.